Chapter Sixteen: No Crumbs Left: Picnic Date I

“Thank you for letting me stay here. I have gotten sick of the food at the hotels.” "You are welcome to stay as long as possible.” “As soon as this whole campaign shit is over, I would choose to stay at any apartment of my choice.” "Yeah, the campaign is weighing on you.” “It has been but Evans' assistance has put me on the right spot.” "That guy really likes you. I think you should give him a chance?” “There is so much right now, I don't think there is a need to rush. I fear I might get it all wrong again.” “If you ask me I would say that Thomas wasn't a mistake. You loved him and he did love you to some extent for you guys to have stayed together for that long but I guess it wasn’t meant to be.” "And it took me that long to know that.” “Look at me at forty-two and still not ready to settle down. I don't can't take no shit from any man, not even Collins.” "Yeah Collins, for some reason you haven't mentioned him in a while.” "That dude brought out a ring on our last vacati